| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
Synonyms: |
allow, be compelled to, be forced to, be one's duty to, be up to, become, consider, enjoy, entertain*, experience, fall on, feel, know, leave, let, meet with, must, need, ought, permit, put up with, rest with, see, should, suffer, sustain, think about, tolerate, undergo |
| Main Entry: | may |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concede possibility |
Synonyms: |
be going to, shall, should, will |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood |